CEO Steps Down To Be A Better Dad

August 6, 2014 2:17 PM

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So it took some self-assessment for Max Schireson, the chief executive of a software company, to conclude his life was off kilter. On Tuesday, he resigned from his job at MongoDB to spend more time with his kids.

“I have been asked what kind of car I drive and what type of music I like, but never how I balance the demands of being both a dad and a CEO,” he wrote in a post on his personal blog. “While the press haven’t asked me, it is a question that I often ask myself.”